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❑ Adoption by Orange County Schools, the Town of Hillsborough, and Orange County. ❑ Orange County to serve as the lead planning agency for implementation of the Plan. ❑ A sub-committee of the OUTBoard proposed to serve as the SRTS Advisory Committee, supplemented by staff. Abigaile Pittman said the three schools chosen for inclusion are: Charles W. Stanford Middle School, Cameron Park Elementary School, and Grady A. Brown Elementary. Commissioner Dorosin said he had questions about the data regarding transportation modes used by students. He asked if there has been a more detailed analysis of numbers, such as an analysis of how many more students could walk if the improvements were made. He said if this kind of detailed analysis has not been done, he would like to see it done. . Abigaile Pittman said participants were asked, in other parts of study, about distances, travel modes and departure times. She scrolled through appendix A. Commissioner Dorosin asked if this information could be pulled out and put in a summary format for the public hearing in February. Commissioner Pelissier said the Board should keep in mind that sidewalk improvements and other improvements will also help the adjacent high school students. Abigaile Pittman said, even though high schools are not in the plan, projects with multiple impacts are ranked higher. Commissioner Price said when she was on the OUTBoard, members did look at the same issues that Commissioner Dorosin mentioned. She said many apartments are within walking distance of Grady Brown Elementary School; however students cannot walk because of the traffic and the lack of sidewalks. She said the same is true of Cameron Park Elementary, and the middle schools. Commissioner Gordon asked if the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) are also working on this. Abigaile Pittman said she is not working with CHCCS, but she has asked that question at the state level. She was told that CHCCS was doing its own plan. Commissioner Gordon asked if Abigaile Pittman would be willing to assist CHCCS if needed. Abigaile Pittman said yes. Commissioner Pelissier said she would like to see the estimated costs of the proposed improvements for all three projects. Abigaile Pittman said she is currently in conversation with DOT about this. NO PUBLIC COMMENT A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to: 1. Receive the Draft Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Strategic Action Plan (Attachment 4); 2. Conduct the public hearing and accept public and BOCC comments on the proposed Plan; 3. Refer the Plan to the Orange County Schools and the Town of Hillsborough for review and adoption consideration, and report the review comments and actions to the BOCC in time for the February 18, 2014 regular Board meeting; 4. Refer the matter to the Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) with a request that a recommendation be returned to the BOCC in time for the February 18, 2014 BOCC regular meeting; and